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Aspirin No Longer Recommended as a Preventative Measure Against Heart Attacks and Strokes in Older Individuals
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2982" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aspirin-no-longer-recommended-as-a-preventative-for-heart-attacks-and-strokes-in-older-individuals-180978866/" target="_blank"><strong>Aspirin No Longer Recommended as a Preventative Measure Against Heart Attacks and Strokes in Older Individuals - Smithsonian</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>The guideline change is based on bleeding risks some may face when taking the blood thinner</strong></p><p></p><p>The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) released a <a href="https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/aspirin-use-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication" target="_blank">draft guideline</a> on October 12 stating that a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin is no longer recommended as a preventative measure to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems in older adults without heart disease, reports Lindsey Tanner for the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/aspirin-use-preventing-heart-attacks-advice-shifting-fec8c7b327f06bbc2a7e68781fcb4e83" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>.</p><p></p><p>Individuals over 60 should not take preventive aspirin because of the age-related risk for life-threatening bleeding. The guidelines are not yet final but may affect tens of millions of adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease, reports Roni Caryn Rabin for the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/health/aspirin-heart-attack-stroke.html" target="_blank"><em>New York Times</em></a>.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, those currently on a low-dose aspirin regimen or who have cardiovascular risk factors should talk to their doctors about what is best for them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2982, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aspirin-no-longer-recommended-as-a-preventative-for-heart-attacks-and-strokes-in-older-individuals-180978866/'][B]Aspirin No Longer Recommended as a Preventative Measure Against Heart Attacks and Strokes in Older Individuals - Smithsonian[/B][/URL] [B]The guideline change is based on bleeding risks some may face when taking the blood thinner[/B] The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) released a [URL='https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/aspirin-use-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication']draft guideline[/URL] on October 12 stating that a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin is no longer recommended as a preventative measure to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems in older adults without heart disease, reports Lindsey Tanner for the [URL='https://apnews.com/article/aspirin-use-preventing-heart-attacks-advice-shifting-fec8c7b327f06bbc2a7e68781fcb4e83']Associated Press[/URL]. Individuals over 60 should not take preventive aspirin because of the age-related risk for life-threatening bleeding. The guidelines are not yet final but may affect tens of millions of adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease, reports Roni Caryn Rabin for the [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/health/aspirin-heart-attack-stroke.html'][I]New York Times[/I][/URL]. Ultimately, those currently on a low-dose aspirin regimen or who have cardiovascular risk factors should talk to their doctors about what is best for them. [/QUOTE]
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